Chapter 3 The Existent

Ghweneʼs Point of View

After I take a bath. Rianna assisted me to fix myself. Actually, she didnʼt have to do it. I was being assisted all the time, thatʼs why I ran away from those things that I don't want, but ended up like this. Nothing has changed. "You don't have to do this, Rianna. I can do it all alone, Iʼm sorry." I said.

"But it was ordered by-"

"Even if it was ordered by your Prince Zeijan. You know, I was thinking about what kind of government that you have here... I know this kind of monarchy. In our place, itʼs not like this but in the mansion... this is the rule in my life. I have no freedom, and I canʼt do what I want to do." I'm facing the mirror now while sitting and Rianna, standing in my side.

"Dadʼs business partnerʼs son and I are supposed to get married tomorrow but I just ran away so I went to the forest... where your Prince Zeijan found me," I sighed then stood up and faced Rianna. "I'm sorry about that, young lady. This is how we really are and we are far from those like you but I am sorry that you feel that way in life. I understand you. Donʼt worry, next time..." she said.

I just smiled. Next time?

"As I said... I donʼt deserve to be here in your place,"

"Why not?" she asked me.

"Donʼt ask why, Rianna. First of all... you already know... that we come from different world," she smiled.

"You speak same as Prince Zeijan," She murmured. My forehead frowned. "Are you saying something?" I asked her but she just shook her head.

"Nothing. Come on downstairs , letʼs join Prince Zeijan for lunch," She said and she held my hand. "What? Wait... lunch? Shall we accompany the prince to his lunch? As in?" I said, I can't believe it. "Of course. The prince could not even talk,"

"Youʼd better just go with him to lunch, Iʼm shy..."

"Tss, thatʼs not it."

"Hmm, Iʼm not comfortable. I think he is strict," I said as I walked with her. "Heʼs really like that, but when you know him for a long time... you will know the real Prince Zeijan. If you only knew..."

"If I only knew... which one?" I ask.

"Nothing. Come on," she greeted me. We got to the dinning area and there I saw a lot of food prepared on the long table.

I could feel Prince Zeijan staring at me. Rianna greeted him but he was still looking at me. I looked at what I was wearing; just a simple white dress and I'm still wearing my brown boots. Something is missing; my bracelet. Where did that go?

"Sit down," Prince Zeijan offered. I looked at Rianna, she was about to pull me a chair but I preceded her. "Iʼm sorry, Iʼll take care of it." I told her with a smile and she just sat close next to Prince Zeijan. "I donʼt think youʼre comfortable in what you're wearing, young lady." The prince said so I looked at it.

"No, uhm... itʼs okay." My answer.

"Your leg wound is still fresh so thatʼs what I put on you first," I just nodded. A little silence prevailed. I don't know why anything is weird about how I feel. I donʼt feel bad, weird feelings. "You are getting married. Why did you run away?" Prince Zeijan said but he wasn't looking at me.

He must have heard earlier while Rianna and I were just talking. "To the person I donʼt love? If you are in my situation, I know you will do what I did, Prince Zeijan." I said.

He nodded. "You may be right," He said so I looked at him. "Itʼs really hard to escape the pedestal youʼre in but... you did it without fear,"

I will also not be happy if the marriage with Yuan happened . Since Mom died, Dad has changed. Well, because of Auntie Rosette. "Iʼm sure your family is looking for you now and all the concerns about your marriage," Rianna said.

"Right. But as I said, I don't have to stay here because by the time they track me down here, you might even be in danger. My fiance and his father have many private armies," I said.

"If you leave here, you will have nowhere else to go, young lady. And I wonʼt let you leave either because itʼs dangerous, once you leave the palace..." I looked at Prince Zeijan.

"Why?"

"Those men who chased you, they were my fatherʼs men. But when they come back here and my father finds out that someone has entered the palace... they will not hesitate to kill you,"

"W-Who are you referring to, Prince Zeijan?" Iʼm confused question. He averted his eyes from me and besides, why was he only referring to me?

Arenʼt they human?

"That was my father and... my brother. I have been orphaned by my mother for a long time, but... we are only second in my fatherʼs life because my father had his first family." Iʼm just looking at him now.

Even though he wasnʼt looking, I could see that he was sad. "I am a prince but I have not yet been crowned, but I know that my brother will not stop me from expelling me from the palace so that he can have the throne and the crown,"

Scarlette looks like his brother. He wants Yuan to be her, and Prince Zeijanʼs brother... wants to get the throne and the crown. "In that case, one of you two is the crown prince." I said and he sighed.

"But honestly... I would rather be an ordinary person. Because I never wanted to sit on the throne and lead the whole Tian Kingdom," he said. I just headed. "You are in the same state in life. There is no difference," Rianna said.

"Maybe your paths have met so that you two can work together through challenges and trials,"

"Do you believe in destiny, Rianna?" I asked and she smiled looking at me. "Of course. Destiny... that comes naturally, not in hurry. How about you? Do you believe in destiny?" This question came back to me. If you ask me...

"I believe in destiny, and you're right, Rianna. It comes naturally but what I can't believe ... is eternal love," I replied.

"Eternal love," Prince Zeijan said so I looked at him. "Someday, that will also be achieved by two people who have met even though they come from different worlds." What he said was meaningful. My forehead frowned slightly. "Do you see the future, Prince Zeijan?" Rianna asked.

That means... the prophecy. I don't believe in that. Thatʼs not existing for me and our world. But in this kind of place, the prophecy was still existing.

What kind of people are they here? And why in so many places in the world am I still stuck here. "No." Prince Zeijan answered Riannaʼs question earlier. "In that case, those two people are lucky to have the eternal love." I didnʼt say a word and so did Prince Zeijan.

The two of us caught sight of each other but I immediately avoided. I don't know how to communicate with a prince like him. "Whatʼs your name, young lady?" Prince Zeijan asked me. I fell silent. "Ghwene... Ghwene Aliz Joson." My answer.

"Joson?"

"Is there a problem with my surname?" I asked but he shook his head. "Nothing. Itʼs like... Iʼve heard that before. I just don't know where," he said. This man is very mysterious too.

Looks kind. But even though its face is very humble, its strictness still prevails. "What is Prince Zeijan saying that... his fatherʼs men are chasing me in the forest? What is their purpose?" I asked Rianna.

After we ate, she accompanied me on a tour of the entire palace. "Those, the king ordered to hunt forest rangers. The king does not allow anyone else to enter that forest unless you are actually from the Tian Kingdom," she explained. Rianna turned to me.

"And since they didnʼt kill you, they will definitely look for you. And when they find out that you are here inside the palace... the king will order the soldiers who are here... to kill you." I looked at him again.

"When that comes to happen, Prince Zeijan will not be able to protect you. The king is still more powerful and only can follow his orders,"

Iʼm nervous now. What if the king came here and found out I was here he would kill me. Iʼm sure I have no escape and Prince Zeijan canʼt do anything if the king orders me to be killed.